Binational Border BioBlitz 2024 — Arizona
April 16, 2024Calling birders, botanists, bug lovers, trackers, herpers, fungi folk, and naturalists of all sorts! Join SIA and partners for a special binational event at San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge in…
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FAQ for Coronado Road Decommissioning Project
April 15, 2024Thanks to all who’ve expressed interest so far in Sky Island Alliance’s collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions regarding the work. Why…
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Help Sample Tucson Plants to Study Fossil Fuel Emissions
April 10, 2024Want to help study fossil fuel emissions in Tucson by sampling invasive plants? We have a community science project going for all of April 2024 and welcome folks to join…
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Exploring Nature Through the Camera Lens: A Photographic Adventure
April 8, 2024Guest Blog by Jeny Fernanda Ramos Rascón This blog was made possible thanks to a camera donation during SIA’s 2023 Sonora gear drive. Denia Valencia, Jeny Fernanda Ramos Rascón, and…
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Defend Arizona’s Santa Ritas From Copper Mining
April 4, 2024We need your help defending jaguar habitat and precious groundwater in southern Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains. Canadian mining giant Hudbay Minerals is once again pushing its dystopic “Copper World” mining…
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Road Decommissioning in the Huachucas
Join SIA as we physically decommission closed roads in the southern foothills of the Huachuca Mountains. We’ll be camouflaging roads with rocks and woody debris, reseeding native plants, building erosion-control…
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Training Workshop: Annual Plant Radiocarbon Project
April 2, 2024Learn how to help study fossil fuel emissions in Tucson by sampling invasive plants! SIA Program Director Emily Burns will walk you through the steps in this free online training.
Snake Season’s Here: Get to Know Local Species
March 21, 2024It’s that time of year again: Snakes are awakening from their winter brumation (a snake version of hibernation). And one of our volunteers, Pat Cicero, who’s a snake enthusiast, put…
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Survey Springs in the Chiricahua Wilderness
March 15, 2024Join us for a weekend of car camping as we survey springs in southeast Arizona’s Chiricahua Wilderness.
Coffee Break: Mediating Wildlife-Human Relationships Through Behavioral Ecology
March 13, 2024Join us for our next virtual Coffee Break to learn more about some of the latest research being done to understand wildlife-human relationships and reduce conflict. Our presenter is Allie Burnett, Ph.D. candidate within the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment. For her research, she has focused specifically on the dynamics at play in Tucson.